Little Bighorn Battlefield

State: MT
NPCA Region: Northern Rockies
Est. Date: 1946

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Moderate Concern

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Moderate Concern

Nature

Significant Concern

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Significant Concern

This site commemorates the June 25, 1876 battle between the U.S. Army's seventh cavalry, guided by Crow and Arikara scouts, and several bands of Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho. The park includes battlefields, a cemetery, and trails to hike along with history.

Updates on Little Bighorn Battlefield

Blog Post
This Land Is Their Land
Oct 2020 | By Nicolas Brulliard
Honor Indigenous history at these 15 sites where visitors can learn about the extensive connections tribes have with today’s national parks.
Magazine Article
Naming Matters
Summer 2019 | By Nicolas Brulliard
Should Devils Tower be called Bear Lodge? Is Tacoma a better moniker than Mount Rainier? Aroun...
Magazine Article
One More Casualty at Little Bighorn?
Summer 2012 | By Scott Kirkwood
A battlefield in southern Montana details the fall of George Custer, the end of the American Indians’ way of life, and the crippling decline of the Park Service budget.